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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

1h 27m | PG-13

⭐ 6.6 / 10

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as "mommie dearest." caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silents to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career.

Director: Peter Fitzgerald

Studio: Turner Entertainment

Genre: Documentary, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

as Narrator (voice)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

as Self (archive footage)

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

as Self - Actress

Charles Busch

Charles Busch

as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian

Ben Cooper

Ben Cooper

as Self - Actor

Christina Crawford

Christina Crawford

as Self - Daughter / Author, 'Mommie Dearest'